EP1047005B1 - Verfahren und System zum Versand von Information - Google Patents

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EP1047005B1
EP1047005B1 EP99108082A EP99108082A EP1047005B1 EP 1047005 B1 EP1047005 B1 EP 1047005B1 EP 99108082 A EP99108082 A EP 99108082A EP 99108082 A EP99108082 A EP 99108082A EP 1047005 B1 EP1047005 B1 EP 1047005B1
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  • the present invention relates to a method for distributing information from at least one content source to at least one client by means of a network and a server, to a system for distributing information as well as to a server for distributing information.
  • a data server stores and updates a data base of information items and advertisements.
  • the information items and advertisements are each categorized so that each has an associated information category.
  • Work stations remotely located from the data server each include a display device, a communication interlace for receiving at least a subset of the information items and advertisements in the data server's database and local memory for storing the information items and advertisements received from the data server.
  • An information administrator in each work station establishes communication with the data server from time to time so as to update the information items and advertisements stored in a local memory with at least a subset of the information items and advertisements stored by the data server.
  • An information display controller in each work station displays on the work stations display device at least a subset of the information items and advertisements stored in a local memory when the work station needs predefined idleness criteria. At least a subset of the work stations include a profile of a storing subscriber profile data.
  • the subscriber profile data represents subscriber information viewing preferences, indicating information categories for which the subscriber does and does not want to view information items.
  • the information display controller includes a filter for excluding from the information items displayed on the display device those information items inconsistent with its subscriber profile data. According to this known system therefore a filter process is effected on the remote work stations on the basis of the information items and the subscriber profile data stored in the profiler of the work stations.
  • US-A-5 515 098 a system for distributing commercials to an individually addressable subscriber terminal on a network is known.
  • Commercial messages to be distributed over the network contain imbedded information identifying categories of recipients for each message.
  • a server located on the network provides each commercial with addresses of terminals to which the commercial is to be distributed. The addresses are selected by the server based on demographic and other information related to the households of subscribers.
  • the commercial is received by an addressable set-top box and displayed on a TV screen.
  • each preliminary message is processed by a computer that stores recipients profile data, and if the profile indicates an interest, the corresponding advertisement is selected and its presentation is recorded at the time of transmission. The recipients never see the messages as they are intended for high-speed-volume automatic processing by the recipients computers.
  • Each recipients computer compares all preliminary messages with recipients profile data so that each advertisement would be selected or rejected before it is transmitted. Profile data are collected by presenting relevant questions with multiple-choice answers to the recipient.
  • the non-addressable communication medium therefore is only used for transmission of preliminary messages which are not viewable by the user. It is important to note that the preliminary message is sent prior to the advertisement and therefore the content itself. Prior to the transmission of a digital file containing an content an authorization message can be sent via e-mail to recipients. The message specifies access dieter.
  • a broadcast interactive multimedia system is known.
  • a procedure for selecting and storing data elements communicated from a common data base to users of the data base utilising a communication link between each transmitter and a concomitant receiver accessible by the user is known.
  • the transmitted information is augmented with attributes which are used at the receiver to select and then store locally only that information of interest to each receiver's user, wherein the attributes and the user selection paten determine secretariat for storing information locally.
  • a personalised information retrieval method and system based on a user-defined profile is known.
  • a user-controlled client establishes communication with a stateless server, the server presenting a list of options to the client between the server and the client.
  • the client provides an identification of the user-defined profile.
  • W09634349 there is also known an airdisk performing a TDMA/FDMA (Time Division Multiple Access/Frequency Division Multiple Access) wireless broadcast, divided into periodically-repeated time-slotted data items, analogous to sectors on a rotating disk, over multiple broadcast frequencies, analogous to tracks on a disk.
  • the data items on the airdisk may be sorted according to user interest, user profile, or from polling user preferences as by the monitoring of an uplink for user requests.
  • the monitoring of the uplink can be performed in a time less than the rotation period of the airdisk. Users may be precluded from requesting data already on the airdisk for a prescribed time period.
  • the sorting of the data items may be according to rank of popularity, iteratively calculated by an objective function which exchanges ranked weighted data items on the airdisk to obtain the value of candidate sort orders which optimize the objective function.
  • a system for monitoring broadcast channels including a device for receiving a plurality of broadcast channels, a central search engine operable to search the received channels for a match with a pre-stored profile, a central memory connected to the search engine for storing the profile, and a plurality of user terminals connected to the search engine over a network.
  • the search engine is responsive to commands from the user terminals to store the profiles to be searched in the memory in associadon with the identity of the user terminal from which the command was received.
  • a device sends an alert signal over the network when a match is found with a pre-stored profile to the user terminal associated with the pre-stored profile. The alert signal identifies the broadcast channel matching the pre-stored profile.
  • a method and apparatus for broadcast information distribution of digital data and images is proposed, with selective capture and interaction with those images without any need for bidirectional communications.
  • the apparatus receives a continuous transmission of data broadcast through common unidirectional methods typically associated with television (free space transmission, satellite transmission, cable transmission), the information is collected based on criteria established by the viewer and is then stored for later interactive review by the viewer.
  • the method and apparatus can be used in a system where massive amounts of interactive data are to be distributed, but the infrastructure of the communications network is such that bidirectional communications are not feasible.
  • the collection of the information is done in a manner as to capture only the portion of information that is of interest to the viewer, based on his/her interests. In such a way, a data network with interactive images can provide comprehensive, interactive images for real estate, apartment, automobile, and employment listings.
  • the document W09918518 proposes systems and methods for viewing musical selections broadcast from a radio-station.
  • the system can include a web server that generates HTML pages that contain information representative of the play list of a radio station.
  • the list is displayed in real time and the selection currently being played is highlighted on the web page. Selections that have already been played can be shown with a text field that contains the time the selection was broadcast.
  • the web server can further comprise an interface or connection to a database that indexes music selections to a table of recordings, such as an album, CD or Video, and that further indexes the recording to an audio sample that can be downloaded over the Internet or other computer network to allow a consumer to listen and determine if the downloaded sample relates to the preferred selection of the consumer.
  • the web server can include a transaction server for allowing the consumer to purchase the selection or associated CD.
  • the web server can allow a consumer to provide comments on the musical selections purchased broadcast.
  • a method for distributing information from at least one content source e. g. a content source to at least one client by means of a network and a distribution server is proposed.
  • a profile data base which is associated to the distribution server is created, wherein in the profile data base client profile information is stored.
  • a target counter request from one of the content sources is sent to the distribution server, wherein in the target counter request contains target client information.
  • a target count is effected in the distribution server by comparing the client profile information of the profile data base with a target client information of the target count request.
  • information from one of the content sources is distributed to at least one client by means of the distribution server, wherein the information is distributed in correspondence to the result of the target count step.
  • "In correspondence to the result of the target count step” can for example mean that parameters of the logical or physical channel from the distribution server to the client are changed depending on the target count step.
  • the information is distributed from the distribution server to the clients by means of a broadcast transmission.
  • the result of the target count step is smaller than the predetermined threshold, the information is distributed from the distribution server to the clients by means of a target transmission.
  • Broadcast transmission in the sense of the present description is any transmission of information according to which no address part is attached to the information.
  • target transmission is to be understood as a transmission according to which an address part or address tag is attached to the information to be transmitted such that the target of the transmission is identified.
  • a feedback channel is created respectively from a client, which just received information distributed by the distribution server, to the distribution server, for transmitting an action feedback information representing an action of a user of the corresponding client in response to the information distributed by the distribution server.
  • the action feedback information can be used to update the profile data base.
  • An action report information based on the action feedback information can be generated in the distribution server and transmitted to the corresponding content source.
  • the information distributed by the distribution server can contain a link information representing an address of the network at which address further information related to the information distributed by the distribution server is stored.
  • the present invention furthermore a system for distributing information is provided.
  • the system comprises at least one content source, at least one client, a communication network, a distribution server, a profile data base associated with the distribution server in which client profile information is stored, and a target count unit in the distribution server for effecting a target count by comparing the client profile information of the profile data base with target client information of a target count request sent from one of the content sources.
  • the information from one of the content sources is distributed to at least one client by means of the distribution server in correspondence to the result of the target count.
  • the content sources can for example be content sources.
  • the distribution server of the unit can comprise a unit for changing the parameters of the logical and/or physical distribution channel from the distribution server to the at least one client depending on the target count.
  • a decision unit is provided which compares the result of the target count to the predetermined threshold. In case the result of the target count exceeds a predetermined threshold, the information is distributed from the distribution server to the clients by means of a broadcast transmission. In case the result of the target count is smaller than a predetermined threshold, the information is distributed from the distribution server to the clients by means of a targeted transmission.
  • a feedback channel can be established respectively from a client, which received information distributed by the distribution server, to the distribution server, for transmitting an action feedback information representing an action of a user of the corresponding client in response to the information distributed by the distribution server.
  • the action feedback information can be used to update the profile data base.
  • the distribution server can generate an action report information based on the action feedback information and transmit the action report information to the corresponding content source.
  • the information distributed by the distribution server can contain a link information representing an address of the network where further information related to the information distributed by the distribution server is stored.
  • the profile data base can be updated every time a use of a client is signing up with the distribution server.
  • a distribution server comprising a profile data base and a target count unit.
  • the distribution server of the unit can comprise a unit for changing the parameters of the logical and/or physical distribution channel from the distribution server to the at least one client depending on the target count.
  • the distribution server can comprise a feedback evaluation unit for analysing a feedback channel signal from one of the clients. Furthermore the server comprises a decision unit.
  • the central part of the system according to the present invention is a distribution server 1.
  • Further elements of the system are at least one content source, as for example content sources 2, 3, at least one client 4, 5, and a network 6 which can be for example the Internet.
  • the distribution server 1 can communicate with the content sources 2, 3 and the clients 4, 5 by means of the network 6. However, according to the example of figure 1, the content sources 2, 3 do not connect directly with the clients 4, 5. If information is to be transmitted from one of the content sources 2, 3, to at least one client 4, 5, this is done by means of the distribution server 1.
  • clients can be for example personal computers or TV receiver with set-top units.
  • the network 6 is only one possibility for a communication between the distribution server 1 and the clients 4, 5.
  • the distribution server 1 can communicate by means of an antenna 15 and a broadcast channel 16 with the clients 4, 5, which are provided with antennas 17 and 18, respectively.
  • this broadcast channel 16 is a oneway downlink broadcast channel.
  • the shown wireless transmission for the broadcast channel 16 is only one example and other broadcast techniques, such as for example cables etc. can be used correspondingly.
  • the broadcast channel 16 is a oneway downlink channel from the distribution server 1 to the clients 4, 5 a client 5 which wants to respond by some action to an information received on this down link broadcast channel 16 from the distribution server 1, can establish a feedback channel 7 by means of the network 6 to the distribution server 1 and/or the content sources 2, 3 or even other external sources.
  • the feedback channel 7 therefore can be established by the same or another physical channel as the downlink channel.
  • the distribution server 1 can only be accessed by the clients 4, 5 by means of the network 6 i. e. by the feedback channel 7. Therefore the distribution server 1 is provided with a input port 11.
  • the information received from client 4, 5 and/or a content source 2, 3 therefore is input to the port 11 and then forwarded for further processing to a profile manager 12 connected to a profile data base 10 and a target count unit 9.
  • the profile manager 12 is connected to the input port 11 to analyse any action behaviour by the user of a client 4, 5 and to update the profile data base 10 correspondingly.
  • the profile manager 12 is analysed by the profile manager 12 to update the profile data base 10 correspondingly.
  • typical characteristics of users of the clients 4, 5, which are called client profile information are stored.
  • the distribution server 1 furthermore comprises a feedback evaluation unit 20 for analysing a feedback channel signal from one of the clients as will be described later on in detail.
  • the feedback evaluation unit 20 is connected to the profile manager 12 to update the profile database 10 based on the analysis of the feedback channel signal from one of the clients. Furthermore the feedback evaluation unit 20 is connected to the target transmission unit 13 to send a feedback report based on the analysis of the feedback channel signal to a content source 2, 3, which will be described later on with reference to figure 3.
  • an information received at the input port 11 of the distribution server 1 contains a target count request from a content source 2, 3, this target count request is supplied to the target count unit 9 which on the other hand accesses the profile data base 10 to forward a target count result to a decision unit 8.
  • the decision unit 8 compares the result of the target count effected by the target count unit 9 with a predetermined threshold supplied by a threshold unit 19.
  • the decision unit 8 effects a decision on the basis of said comparison.
  • information supplied from one of the content sources 2, 3 to the distribution server 1 is distributed.
  • the decision unit 8 controls the broadcast transmission unit 14 to distribute the information originating from one of the content sources 2, 3 on the broadcast channel 16. If, however, the target count result output by the target count unit 9 is smaller than the predetermined threshold value supplied from the threshold unit 19, the information originating from one of the content sources 2, 3 is distributed by the distribution server 1 by means of a targeted transmission (for example a transmission over the network 6). With other words, depending on the target count result generated by the target count unit 9 the decision unit 8 controls a broadcast transmission unit 14 or the target transmission unit 13 to effect a down link transmission to at least one of the clients 4, 5.
  • information is distributed by the distribution server in correspondence to the result of the target count step meaning that parameters of the logical or physical channel from the distribution server to the client are changed depending on the target count step.
  • a step S1 one of clients contacts the distribution server 1 for a registration.
  • This step S1 represents the initial contact.
  • a registration form is sent from the distribution server 10 to the corresponding clients 4, 5.
  • predetermined categories to be responded by the user of the clients are proposed. For example the registration form contains questions.
  • step S3 user details are transmitted from the client to the distribution server 1, wherein the user details are in correspondence to the categories of the registration form transmitted in step S2.
  • the user details are therefore embedded in the executed registration form sent to back to the distribution server 1.
  • step S4 the profile manager (12 in figure 1) updates the profile data base (10 in figure 1) to incorporate the newly submitted details of the corresponding client.
  • the client can receive or access content through a device with a web browser, for example netscape navigator on a personal computer, in step S5.
  • the client can receive or access content by downloading and installing a custom application, for example the connection centre on the personal computer, in a step S6.
  • the client can receive or access content by using preinstalled software on a device, which is not a personal computer, for example by using embedded software in a television set top box, in a step S7.
  • a content source (2, 3 in figure 1) sends a target count request to the distribution server 1.
  • a target count request comprises predetermined parameters of the categories stored in the profile data base 10 associated with the distribution server 1.
  • the target count unit 9 of the distribution server 1 supplied with the target parameters of the target count request can effect a target count by accessing the profile data base 10.
  • the target count result generated in step S12 is then sent to the requesting content source in a step S13.
  • the content source can then decide whether an information content is to be submitted in a step S14 to the distribution server 1.
  • the decision unit 8 in the distribution server 1 makes a decision based on the target count result generated by the target count unit 9 and a predetermined threshold value supplied from the threshold unit 19.
  • the decision unit 8 decides on the parameters of the logical and/or physical distribution channel from the distribution server 1 to the at least one client 4, 5 depending on the result of the target count step.
  • the decision unit 8 can decide between different predefined physical downlink channels for a transmission of information channel from the distribution server 1 to the at least one client 4, 5. With other words, depending on a target count result for example a decision broadcast verses target transmission is effected by the decision unit 8. Then the decision unit 8 controls the broadcast transmission unit 14 or the target transmission unit 13 to transmit the informational content originating from the content source as a notification to at least one of the clients in a step S16.
  • the decision unit 8 can adjust the parameters of the logical and/or physical distribution channel from the distribution server 1 to the at least one client 4, 5 depending on the result of the target count step, to optimize the transmission efficiency (costs, time, bandwidth, ).
  • the informational content sent as a notification in step S16 from the distribution server to the client can comprise information as where to find further related information (for example a internet hyper link).
  • the client can request further informational content from the distribution server 1 by connecting the distribution server 1 in step S17.
  • the client can connect the content source or any other node of network 6 in a step S18 to request related informational content.
  • a client can request and receive content from any node of the network either by directly connecting to the corresponding node or by connecting to the corresponding node through the distribution server.
  • the distribution server 1 sends the requested content to the client 1.
  • the content source or a respective other node can send the requested related informational content to the client 1 in step S20.
  • the feedback channel (7 in figure 1) is established and feedback information is transmitted on the feedback channel from the client to the distribution server 1 in step S21.
  • the distribution server receives the feedback information independently from the fact whether the client has contacted the distribution server, the content source or any other node of the network to collect related informational content.
  • a step S22 the feedback evaluation unit 20 of the distribution server 1 evaluates the feedback information received on the feedback channel in step S21.
  • the feedback evaluation unit 20 controls the profile manager 12 to update the profile data base 10 as an example.
  • the feedback evaluation unit 20 controls the target transmission unit 13 to send a feedback report representing the evaluated feedback evaluation in a step S23 to the content source which has initially requested a target count and submitted the content (steps S11 and S14 respectively).
  • a content source which can be a service provider sends a target count request to the distribution server.
  • the parameter of the target count request in the example of figure 4 is 'How many Clive Cussler fans are in the profile data base?'.
  • the distribution server effects the target count and sends the target count result in the example of figure 4 '12000' to the service provider requesting.
  • the service provider can be informed about the price of each of the contacts possible.
  • the service provider starts another alternative or additional target count request 'How many action novel fans?'.
  • the target count result is '12000' and another price for each possible contact is offered by the distribution server to the service provider requesting.
  • the service provider instructs the distribution server to send a content information and to point for example to an internet address 'www.joybook.xxx/cussler'.
  • the client In case a client has logged on the distribution server (and is initially registered with the distribution server) the client which (according to the profile data base in the distribution server) is a Clive Cussler fan or a action novel fan receives the information by the distribution server.
  • the action feedback information is sent from the client to the distribution server.
  • the action feedback information can for example represent whether the client has only seen the message of the information received or whether he has shown any higher level action feedback such as for example connecting to the distribution server or the content source (or any other node of the network) in response to the informational message received.

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  1. Verfahren zur Verteilung von Information von wenigstens einer Inhaltsquelle zu wenigstens einem Client mittels eines Netzwerks und eines Verteilungsservers,
    wobei das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte aufweist:
    Erzeugen einer Profildatenbank (10), die mit dem Verteilungsserver (1) verbunden ist, wobei in der Profildatenbank (10) Clientprofilinformation gespeichert ist,
    Senden einer Zielzählungsanforderung von einer der Inhaltsquellen zum Verteilungsserver (1), wobei die Zielzählungsanforderung Zielclientinformation enthält,
    Bewirken (9) einer Zielzählung im Verteilungsserver (1) durch Vergleichen der Clientprofilinformation der Profildatenbank (10) mit der Zielclientinformation der Zielzählungsanforderung, und
    Verteilen von Information von einer der Inhaltsquellen (2, 3) zu wenigstens einem Client (4, 5) mittels des Verteilungsservers (1), wobei die Information entsprechend dem Resultat des Zielzählungsschritts (9) verteilt wird,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    im Fall, dass das Resultat des Zielzählungsschritts eine vorbestimmte Schwelle überschreitet, die Information mittels einer Rundsendeübertragung vom Verteilungsserver (1) zu den Clients (4, 7) verteilt wird, und
    im Fall, dass das Resultat des Zielzählungsschritts kleiner als eine vorbestimmte Schwelle ist, die Information mittels einer gezielten Übertragung vom Verteilungsserver (1) zu den Clients (4, 5) verteilt wird.
  2. Verfahren zur Verteilung von Information nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    Parameter des logischen und/oder physischen Verteilungskanals vom Verteilungsserver (1) zu wenigstens einem Client (4, 5) vom Resultat eines Zielzählungsschritts abhängig geändert werden.
  3. Verfahren zur Verteilung von Information nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    von einem Client (4, 5), der vom Verteilungsserver (1) verteilte Information empfing, zum Verteilungsserver (1) und/oder den Inhaltsquellen (2, 3) jeweils ein Rückkopplungskanal zur Übertragung einer Aktionsrückkopplungsinformation, die eine Aktion eines Benutzers des korrespondierenden Clients (4, 5) in Reaktion auf die vom Verteilungsserver (1) verteilte Information darstellt, hergestellt wird.
  4. Verfahren zur Verteilung von Information nach Anspruch 3,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Aktionsrückkopplungsinformation zum Aktualisieren der Profildatenbank (10) benutzt wird.
  5. Verfahren zur Verteilung von Information nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    auf der Basis der Aktionsrückkopplungsinformation eine Aktionsberichtsinformation im Verteilungsserver (1) erzeugt und zur korrespondierenden Inhaltsquelle (2, 3) übertragen wird.
  6. Verfahren zur Verteilung von Information nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die vom Verteilungsserver (1) verteilte Information eine Verbindungsinformation enthält, die eine Adresse des Netzwerks (6) darstellt, wo weitere Information bezüglich der vom Verteilungsserver (1) verteilten Information gespeichert ist.
  7. Verfahren zur Verteilung von Information nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch die folgenden Schritte:
    Senden einer Registrierungsanforderung von einem Client (4, 5) zum Verteilungsserver (1),
    Senden eines vordefinierten Registrierungsformulars vom Verteilungsserver (1) zum korrespondierenden Client (4, 5),
    Senden von Benutzerdetails vom korrespondierenden Client (4, 5) zum Verteilungsserver (1) in Reaktion auf das vordefinierte Registrierungsformular, und
    Aktualisieren der Profildatenbank (10) auf der Basis der Benutzerdetails.
  8. System zur Verteilung von Information, aufweisend:
    wenigstens eine Inhaltsquelle (2, 3),
    wenigstens einen Client (4, 5),
    ein Kommunikationsnetzwerk (6),
    einen Verteilungsserver (1),
    eine Profildatenbank (10), die mit dem Verteilungsserver (1) verbunden ist und in der Clientprofilinformation gespeichert ist, und
    eine Zielzählungseinheit (9) im Verteilungsserver (10) zum Bewirken einer Zielzählung durch Vergleichen der Clientprofilinformation der Profildatenbank (10) mit Zielclientinformation einer von einer der Inhaltsquellen (2, 3) gesendeten Zielzählungsanforderung,
    wobei entsprechend dem Resultat der Zielzählung mittels des Verteilungsservers (1) Information von einer der Inhaltsquellen (2, 3) auf wenigstens einen Client (4, 5) verteilt wird,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    im Verteilungsserver (10) eine Entscheidungseinheit (8) vorhanden ist, die das Resultat der Zielzählung mit einer vorbestimmten Schwelle vergleicht, wobei
    im Fall, dass das Resultat der Zielzählung eine vorbestimmte Schwelle überschreitet, die Information mittels einer Rundsendeübertragung vom Verteilungsserver (1) zu den Clients (4, 5) verteilt wird, und
    im Fall, dass das Resultat der Zielzählung kleiner als eine vorbestimmte Schwelle ist, die Information mittels einer gezielten Übertragung vom Verteilungsserver (1) zu den Clients (4, 5) übertragen wird.
  9. System zur Verteilung von Information nach Anspruch 8,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    eine Einheit zur Änderung der Parameter des logischen und/oder physischen Verteilungskanals vom Verteilungsserver (1) zu wenigstens einem Client (4, 5) abhängig vom Resultat der Zielzählung.
  10. System zur Verteilung von Information nach einem der Ansprüche 8 bis 9, gekennzeichnet durch
    einen Rückkopplungskanal (7) jeweils von einem Client (4, 5) der vom Verteilungsserver (1) verteilte Information empfing, zum Verteilungsserver (1) und/oder den Inhaltsquellen (2, 3) zur Übertragung einer Aktionsrückkopplungsinformation, die eine Aktion eines Benutzers des korrespondierenden Clients (4, 5) in Reaktion auf die vom Verteilungsserver (1) verteilte Information darstellt.
  11. System nach Anspruch 10,
    wobei die Aktionsrückkopplungsinformation zum Aktualisieren der Profildatenbank (10) benutzt wird.
  12. System nach Anspruch 10 oder 11,
    wobei der Verteilungsserver (10) auf der Basis der Aktionsrückkopplungsinformation eine Aktionsberichtsinformation erzeugt und die Aktionsberichtsinformation zur korrespondierenden Inhaltsquelle (2, 3) überträgt.
  13. System nach einem der Ansprüche 8 bis 12,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die vom Verteilungsserver (10) verteilte Information eine Verbindungsinformation enthält, die eine Adresse des Netzwerks (6) darstellt, wo weitere Information bezüglich der vom Verteilungsserver (10) verteilten Information gespeichert ist.
  14. System nach einem der Ansprüche 8 bis 13,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Profildatenbank (10) jedes Mal, wenn sich ein Benutzer eines Clients (4, 5) beim Verteilungsserver (10) anmeldet, aktualisiert wird.
  15. Server zur Verteilung von Information
    wobei der Verteilungsserver (1) aufweist:
    eine Profildatenbank (10), in der Clientprofilinformation gespeichert ist, und
    eine Zielzählungseinheit (9) zum Bewirken einer Zielzählung durch Vergleichen der Clientprofilinformation der Profildatenbank (10) mit Zielclientinformation einer Zielzählungsanforderung, die von einer mit dem Verteilungsserver (1) verbundenen Inhaltsquelle (2, 3) gesendet wird,
    wobei der Verteilungsserver (1) zum Verteilen von Information entsprechend dem Resultat der Zielzählung mittels eines Netzwerks (6) zu wenigstens einem Client (4, 5) ausgebildet ist,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    eine Entscheidungseinheit (8), die das Resultat der Zielzählung mit einer vorbestimmten Schwelle vergleicht,
    wobei
    im Fall, dass das Resultat der Zielzählung eine vorbestimmte Schwelle überschreitet, die Information vom Verteilungsserver (1) zu den Clients (4, 5) mittels einer Rundsendeübertragung verteilt wird, und
    im Fall, dass das Resultat des Zielzählungsschritts kleiner als eine vorbestimmte Schwelle ist, die Information vom Verteilungsserver (1) zu den Clients (4, 5) mittels einer gezielten Übertragung verteilt wird.
  16. Server zur Verteilung von Information nach Anspruch 15,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    eine Einheit (8) zur Änderung der Parameter des logischen und/oder physischen Verteilungskanals vom Verteilungsserver (1) zu dem wenigstens einen Client (4, 5) abhängig vom Resultat der Zielzählung.
  17. Server zur Verteilung von Information nach einem der Ansprüche 15 bis 16,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    er eine Rückkopplungsauswertungseinheit (20) zum Analysieren eines Rückkopplungskanalsignals von einem der Clients (4, 5) aufweist.
  18. Server zur Verteilung von Information nach einem der Ansprüche 15 bis 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass,
    die Profildatenbank (10) jedes Mal, wenn sich ein Benutzer eines Clients (4, 5) beim Verteilungsserver (10) anmeldet, aktualisiert wird.
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